From back to basics to monkey business
With hindsight, I should have given more thought to the zip wires. There are basically two ways to land: running it out if landing forwards;
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ejg054
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Funnybones and tantrums
At the heart of it all is the relationship between the kinetic chains that have developed to ‘control’ the ACL knee and the impact they are
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ejg054
Aug 15, 20195 min read
End of phase two... and the issue of trust
I was going to write an entry on the issue of trust when it comes to choosing/working with medical professionals and then circumstances...
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ejg054
Nov 5, 20186 min read
Reading between the lines
A few weeks late but it’s time for another update so here we go. In short, I’ve come to the conclusion that knees are simply a sh1t...
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ejg054
Aug 30, 20184 min read
Injury and identity
Is there a point where having a recurrent or long-term injury (which should be fixable but doesn’t seem to be too keen on the concept) ultim
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ejg054
Jul 4, 20185 min read
Phase one complete, time for phase two
So, here we are, nearly two months after my last update. First things, first: Baby L arrived a in May and, following a small hiccup...
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ejg054
Jul 18, 20173 min read
Freedom (and kicking Quasimodo into touch)
Three weeks back after my holiday and, after losing the first week to a virus, I’ve been back in the gym and making good progress. In...
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ejg054
Jun 7, 20173 min read
A moment's distraction
In a change from my usual musings, the last couple of weeks of General Election campaigning and terrorism mean I have more political...
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ejg054
May 7, 20174 min read
Marathons, psychology and BS bingo
I'm not really sure where to start today's post - there have been lots of part posts circulating round my head for the last couple of...
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ejg054
Mar 30, 20176 min read
A combination of cock up and calamity
I should start this post by acknowledging that my ACL journey hasn't, in the truest sense of the word, been a calamity. True calamity is...
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ejg054
Mar 6, 20175 min read
Going private - 10 things you need to know
The NHS is, in many ways, a brilliant organisation and I'm well aware that I'm lucky to live in a country that has 'free' (well, we're...
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ejg054
Feb 6, 20174 min read
Getting the physio right
"If you have good surgery with good physio, you should get a good result. "If you have poor surgery with good physio, you can still get a...
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ejg054
Feb 5, 20172 min read
ACL Reconstruction - Round One
My first ACL reconstruction took place in 2011. I didn't sleep particularly well the first evening (to be expected) but there was cricket...
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ejg054
Feb 5, 20172 min read
ACL - Here we go again
Having finally made it back to the gym in November last year - and managed three whole months of activity incident free (first swimming,...
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ejg054
Jan 30, 20172 min read
Where did it all begin?
I first tore my ACL when I was 10 years old doing gymnastics. Shoot full twist dismount from A-bars. The bars were in a school hall,...
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